Baboon vs. Flamingos | National Geographic

this is East Africa the Great Rift

this is East Africa the Great Rift Valley a land in constant upheaval the

Valley a land in constant upheaval the

Valley a land in constant upheaval the flamingos and baboons here at Lake

flamingos and baboons here at Lake

flamingos and baboons here at Lake Bogoria live in harmony

Bogoria live in harmony

Bogoria live in harmony they share this landscape and all it has

they share this landscape and all it has

they share this landscape and all it has blossomed

they may not be compatible but in the

they may not be compatible but in the midst of buggery is bounty they can

midst of buggery is bounty they can

midst of buggery is bounty they can afford to be indifferent in July after a

afford to be indifferent in July after a

afford to be indifferent in July after a successful breeding season nearly 4

successful breeding season nearly 4

successful breeding season nearly 4 million flamingos gather along the seams

million flamingos gather along the seams

million flamingos gather along the seams of the Great Rift Valley

they clog the inlets and proud the local

they clog the inlets and proud the local residents

the baboon’s who live here all year

the baboon’s who live here all year round can’t help to take notice of the

round can’t help to take notice of the

round can’t help to take notice of the sheer numbers of new arrivals some bad

sheer numbers of new arrivals some bad

sheer numbers of new arrivals some bad rumors have never seen as many flamingos

and some of them don’t know how to

and some of them don’t know how to behave

there are so many birds at Bogoria that

there are so many birds at Bogoria that they trip over each other in order to

they trip over each other in order to

they trip over each other in order to escape baboons are meat-eaters but this

escape baboons are meat-eaters but this

escape baboons are meat-eaters but this is something unusual for baboons

choosing between fruits and flesh is a

choosing between fruits and flesh is a simple matter for the

until now such an orchestrated attack on

until now such an orchestrated attack on fingers as rarely witnessed or recorded

the graceful wading birds become a

the graceful wading birds become a buffet of pink feathers and the young

buffet of pink feathers and the young

buffet of pink feathers and the young have discovered a new taste and they

have discovered a new taste and they

have discovered a new taste and they like it perhaps this is nature’s coldly

like it perhaps this is nature’s coldly

like it perhaps this is nature’s coldly a different way of restoring balance